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109 Ratings
Pros
Work life balance - however lots of amenities to make up for it (in 28 reviews)
Lots of smart people & the NYT has a great reputation (in 26 reviews)
Cons
Low pay, poor work/life balance, cutthroat work environment (in 8 reviews)
Sometimes there would be lack of communication between me and the other people I was working with (in 5 reviews)
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"The best of the industry!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at New York Times part-time
Pros
Some of the best writers, editors, and photographers I've ever worked with. Assignments are communicated well, and paid attention to. There's a reason it's the paper of record!
Cons
Sometimes pay can get lost in the weeds, and edits may take a while. However, this is an industry-wide problem—not just NYT.
Advice to Management
Freelancers are here to help!
New York Times 2018-03-07 07:20 PSTHelpful (2)
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"Executive Director"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at New York Times full-time (More than 5 years)
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Re the business side: Very smart people are drawn to the Times for its mission, reputation and -- lately --emergence as a legitimate innovator in publishing and digital media.
Cons
Re the business side: Poor process, low comp relative to industry standards. They say there's a Times discount: people will join and stay for relatively less salary because of its mission and reputation. It's also recovering from a period of near financial death, so is under resourced in key management and operations functions.
Advice to Management
On the business side Invest in management and operations to improve performance and employee experience, which can be pretty chaotic.
New York Times 2018-04-21 08:51 PDT![New York Times Logo]()
"Love working at this place"
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Pros
Love working at this place
Cons
hours are not the greatest
New York Times 2018-03-21 09:08 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Customer service"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at New York Times full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Pay work from home when they need it
Cons
Old fashion very primitive culture
New York Times 2018-03-21 19:50 PDT![New York Times Logo]()
"Great environment"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at New York Times full-time
Pros
energetic vibe
nice work spaces and environment
lots of company activities and incentivesCons
intense game of favorites for promotions and exposure
Advice to Management
maximize employees's skills and talents - for your benefit and their happiness.
New York Times 2018-03-13 16:42 PDTHelpful (4)
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"The Grey Lady"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at New York Times (More than 8 years)
Pros
People here are smart and earnest and genuinely care about the future of real unbiased journalism. From the muchraking investigative teams thanklessly digging through data for months to publish groundbreaking news stories to the editors of each section, people seem to feel the weight of the paper’s history and purpose and to respect that.
Cons
Like many big businesses, The Times gets bogged down in its organizational issues. The hierarchy sometimes makes it hard for fresh voices to stand out. Other times, they seem to grasp at what’s trendy, and make inappropriate or less than ideal hires in order to seem more digitally forward and relevant.
New York Times 2018-01-16 07:03 PSTHelpful (2)
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"Digital Transformation"
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I worked at New York Times full-time
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People care about the mission, exhibit pride working at the Times. Digital transformation impressive for publishing company
Cons
Pushing out the legacy employees, not valuing their experience and contributions. Matrixed organization.
New York Times 2018-01-17 13:31 PSTHelpful (1)
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"NYT magazine"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at New York Times full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Good support from other staff.
Cons
Extremely reluctant to hire full time instead hire "freelancers" that are essentially there all the time.
New York Times 2018-01-18 20:38 PSTHelpful (3)
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"Great Company"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at New York Times full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Best reason to work at NYT - it's The Times! Great mission and most everyone working there are smart, have opinions and support the mission to deliver great, truthful content.
Cons
- Everyone has an opinion and wants to put their stamp on a project. This definitely slows down the process.
- Top heavy. Many Management Sups and up, leaving not many to do the actual work.
- Lack of communication from supervisors down. This varies per manager.
- Very matrixed.
- Clickey - if you are not in with the "cool kids" then good luck.
- Lack of opportunity to advance if you're not working on the "shiny product" of the moment.Advice to Management
Invest in your teams and communicating down.
New York Times 2018-01-27 12:05 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Manager"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at New York Times full-time
Pros
Intelligent colleagues, work-life balance, vacation policy
Cons
Promotions are not based on performance but a "favortism" system
New York Times 2018-01-29 12:42 PST
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